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They argued it gave away too much for too little. Saudi Arabia and Iran compete for influence across the Middle East, respectively backing rival political or armed groups in Syria , Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen. "The Iranian nation has made a decision to be powerful". He is not known for his embrace of major reform. During his news conference this week, he leavened talk of global outreach "based on mutual respect.

In an address to the nation on Friday following the Minya shooting, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt would not hesitate to carry out further strikes against camps that trained people to carry out operations against Egypt, whether those camps were inside or outside the country.

During the campaign Trump repeatedly promised that the United States would withdraw from the agreement if he was elected, but tweeted Saturday that he will make a decision on the matter this week. He has tweeted that he will make his "final decision" on the accord after his return to Washington. While at the G7 summit, Trump was heavily lobbied to endorse the Paris Climate Agreement, but he declined to do so.

His father, Ramadan, told the Associated Press that Abedi was getting ready to go to Saudi Arabia, and then planned to come back to Libya. Before his arrest , he told reporters his son was innocent. "I think it's very clear this is a network we are investigating", Chief Constable Hopkins said, adding that an off-duty police officer was among those killed in the concert attack.

Vladimir Putin , President of Russian Federation, also sent his condolences. Trump is now in Israel, having touched down in Jerusalem on Monday with the goal of emphasizing the deep strength of the American-Israeli relationship. The Knesset held a special session to mark Jerusalem Day. His visit to the West Bank lasted around two hours. "For a president that doesn't like to travel so much, and be out of his own home that much, that he chose Israel as one of the first stops on his first ...

These are the enormous challenges and delicate compromises that come with great responsibility. Authorities were raiding properties thought to be connected to Abedi. Two poor-quality images from closed circuit television show a young man, who Sky said the police believed to be Abedi, dressed in black with a black rucksack with a vivid blue lining.

Now, it's being said his death is being looked at as an apparent suicide. He said the family would work closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause. Cornell , who was known for his dynamic vocals, which ranged from a soft melodic croon to a window-shattering scream, started his career with the cover band the Shemps, which also featured bassist Hiro Yamamoto and later, guitarist Kim Thayil .

Brian Correiar , a certified diver, was paddling in his 14-foot kayak through Monterey Bay in March when the shark attacked and knocked him into the water. "I scrambled away from my boat as fast as I could and started kicking towards shore - really wishing that I was wearing fins!" Correiar tried to stay calm as the sailboat approached.

The best solution to remove Temer , who is being investigated by the prosecutor-general on corruption and cover-up charges, is for the top electoral court to annul the 2014 election result in which he shared a ticket with ousted President Dilma Rousseff, according to half a dozen legislators from his ruling PMDB party who spoke to Bloomberg News.

Police didn't immediately confirm news media reports that the blast was caused by a parcel bomb. An MIT-educated economist and former vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Papademos is now visiting professor at Harvard. The government described the blast as a terrorist attack. The rigged package to the International Monetary Fund exploded, injuring an employee. The attack against Papademos is the first targeting a serving or former prime minister since the restoration of ...

Osinbajo, who was greeted with loud cheers from the traders and buyers alike was accompanied by the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Aisha Abubakar, and some presidential aides. "But the greatest reason for our optimism is in the incredible energy, talent and creativity of our young people, male and female who are completely undeterred by the failures of the past and are daily taking advantage of innovation and technology bringing about the Africa of our dreams", the ...

The FBI has declined to give the House Oversight Committee documents relating to communications between Donald Trump and ousted FBI Director James Comey , chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said on Thursday (25 May). In a letter to McCabe, Chaffetz said he is seeking to review Comey's memos and other written materials so he can "better understand" Comey's communications with the White House and attorney general's office.

The missile, which was claimed to be a "scud-type" short-range rocket, was launched eastward from the North Korean airfield at Wonsan at around 5.39 am, according to South Korean sources. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who just returned from a G7 meeting in Italy, told reporters that " North Korea's provocation by ignoring repeated warnings from the worldwide society is absolutely unacceptable".

Gen. Sudantha Ranasinghe, who is heading the search and rescue mission. Military spokesman Roshan Seneviratne said a let-up in the rains had allowed troops to access cut-off villages. Emergency teams rushed to distribute aid to half a million Sri Lankans displaced after flooding and landslides claimed 126 lives and left scores more missing.

And Scottish Labour's manifesto states that it will "never" support independence - with leader Kezia Dugdale giving a "cast-iron guarantee" that her party will oppose a second referendum. As well as promising an extra 10,000 police officers, Mr Corbyn says he will recruit another 1,000 security and intelligence agency staff. There will be no alliance.

Qadoura Fares, who runs the Prisoners' Club advocacy group, said negotiations took place between Israel officials and a committee from the prisoners, which included Barghouti. It added: "We do not look forward to partnership in managing the electricity sector in the Gaza Strip, as stated by the energy authority in the Gaza Strip, but to have full powers to ensure the efficiency of the work of the electricity distribution company there, and make sure the instructions and regulations issued by ...

The discovery confirms days of speculation that Maute rebels had killed civilians during a bloody takeover of Marawi City, that the military believes is aimed at winning the Maute recognition from the Islamic State group in the Middle East as a Southeast Asian affiliate.

The top Democrat and Republican on a House oversight committee have said Flynn likely broke federal law by failing to get approval from the USA government to accept foreign payments, including $33,000 in 2015 from RT, Russia's state-sponsored television network.

The summit of G7 wealthy nations pitted Mr Trump against the leaders of Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Japan on several issues, with European diplomats frustrated at having to revisit questions they had hoped were long settled.

At least 44 people have died , including 31 militants and 11 soldiers. The dead civilians included a group of four men, three women and a child who were found near a road close to the Mindanao State University in Marawi, said military spokesman Brig.

Police say that the camp site was not an organized camping area, which is making the search of Ezra more hard. New Waverly Firefighters and emergency responders were the first to reach the area where they had located the child. "We're just using experienced searchers on this search, because it's hard and very thick woods". The boy's family alerted authorities that he wandered off down a trail in the area where they were camping in a remote section of the Sam Houston National Forest off ...

The Croatian international's contract at San Siro runs down in 2020. And although Inter has endured a frustrating campaign in the Serie A , the Croat has been one of the few shining lights, bagging 11 goals and 10 assists in 42 appearances across all competitions.

Attached to one of the bodies was a sign that said "Munafik" (traitor). In recent years, small militant groups have emerged in the Philippines , Indonesia and Malaysia and have begun unifying under the banner of the Islamic State group.

Iran was waiting until after the election to hold its first worldwide auction of oil-development rights, Iranian Students News Agency reported on May 16, citing Ali Kardor, managing director of state-run National Iranian Oil Co. Iran's hardline Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Saudi Arabia's rulers faced "certain downfall" for aligning themselves with the U.S., hours after the country's pragmatist president called for improved ties with Gulf states.

McCain, who ran for US President as the Republican candidate in the 2008 election, eventually losing out to Democrat Barack Obama, reinforced his belief that Russian Federation attempted to interfere with the recent race for the White House between now-US President Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

None of the Republicans running for office should expect an endorsement from Chaffetz until a nominee has been selected, he said. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz blasted anonymous individuals who have leaked damaging information about the Trump administration to the press.

At least 100 people have died in Sri Lanka due to floods and landslides in the country's south and western regions. Meanwhile Tri-Forces personnel continue to carryout search and rescue operations as well as relief efforts. The charity's Sri Lanka country director Chris McIvo said: "We're particularly anxious we could start seeing a further increase in the number of dengue cases because of the stagnant water that the floods will leave in their wake".

However, we have already had a glimpse of Wonder Woman in 2016's Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice , and will be seeing her team up with her fellow DC heroes in Justice League . " Wonder Woman is about telling the truth". If it comes down to that, hopefully, Gal Gadot won't back out since she admits she's a huge fan of Superman herself.

Thiem, who reached the semifinals a year ago, comfortably beat Bernard Tomic 6-4, 6-0, 6-2. With recently hired coach Andre Agassi calmly sitting in his player's box, Djokovic had to scramble in spells against Granollers, but the Serb was able to routinely have success against the World No.76's second serve and he parlayed that into eight break points converted out of 20 break points earned.

The country now has the worst inflation in the world , recorded at over 700 per cent and protesters are blaming President Nicolas Maduro , Mr Chavez's successor, for the dire economic situation, food shortages and rising crime. The assembly will later be instrumental in writing a revised constitution for the country. Though there have been some demonstrations in support of Maduro's regime, most are anti-government demonstrations decrying the country's economic collapse under Maduro's ...

Backed by tanks and rocket-firing helicopters, Philippine troops launched "precision attacks" Thursday to clear extremists linked to the Islamic State group from a city that has been under siege since a raid that failed to capture one of Asia's most-wanted militants.

Costa found the target for the Blues to level the match midway through the second half, but minutes after the Spanish global scored for the Premier League champs, Aaron Ramsey headed home what proved to be Arsenal's victor at Wembley .

Although Israel also sees Iran as a threat to its security, it has a military advantage over the Arab states and has always been concerned about arms sales to them that could possibly narrow the margin separating them. Having declared that finding a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict is "maybe not as hard as people have thought", President Donald Trump will make his first visit to Israel with few concrete ideas of solving a problem that has vexed presidents for decades.

Also, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday that he hopes the re-election of Rouhani would prompt changes to Tehran's approach to " terrorism and human rights". "We could not protect the system and revolution if it were not for the elections, ballot boxes and the people's presence at ballot boxes", he said in the mausoleum.

This may include changes to his personnel and perhaps something even more unexpected: allowing a lawyer to vet his tweets. "My question is, is one of those lawyers going to take up residence in the White House?" asked CNN political correspondent Dana Bash.

Trump and Macron had a working lunch over veal and chocolate mousse Thursday at the USA ambassador's residence. "I saw someone who listens and who is willing to work", Macron added. The tense moment during Trump's first trip overseas as President became the latest of Trump's handshakes to draw attention online. When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the White House, he came prepared, managing to counterbalance Trump's grip with a combination of poise and control.

The video shows Erdogan in the back of a vehicle outside the Turkish ambassador's residence as security officials charged into a crowd of protesters. The clash happened at the Turkish ambassador's residence Tuesday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump.

North Korea is still thought to be several years from its goal of being able to target USA mainland cities with nuclear ICBMs. North Korea has tested Scud-type short range missiles many times in the past, most recently in April according to United States officials.

Meeting those expectations will be no simple task. He was unable to deliver benefits following the conclusion of the nuclear deal because it only came into effect in January 2016. To be sure, Iran's president is subordinate to the Supreme Leader. Like Rouhani, Zarif has raised the sticking point of 911. "This description only clouds the reality of modern Iran".

The 36-year-old said: "This is my home town". "Physically she was fine but she's suffered all week in other ways". The 22-year-old had been in his family's native Libya before returning to the United Kingdom on May 18 and officers want to know more about his actions between then and the bombing.

Trump neither apologized nor paid attention to the European leader after he barged past him. Montenegro is a small European country in the Balkans that was part of Yugoslavia until the civil war in 1992. Footage went viral online showing Trump and France's youngest leader since Napoleon Bonaparte, locked in a prolonged hand grip contest that was meant as a handshake.

For all the good his performances at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May have been for his reputation, they have not changed the fact Alonso is in a dire situation in F1, with his chances of being in a title-winning vehicle next year looking slim to none.

The Ninth Circuit is reviewing a decision made by a federal judge in Hawaii over Trump's second executive order (EO) that temporarily restricted travel of citizens from a handful of majority-Muslim countries. All of the panel judges were appointed by President Bill Clinton. But such a finding, Wall said, would be "a remarkable holding" that will "require the strongest, clearest affirmative showing" that the revised order is a pretext for religious discrimination.

Army boats skimmed along water-filled village streets, while flood victims waded through the brackish waters to army trucks carrying relief supplies. Officials say at least 104 people are still missing since the floods hit on Friday along with cascades of red mud that swallowed village homes .

Merkel also emphasized the continued need for friendly relations with the US and others. But EU Council President Donald Tusk said on Sunday he was more optimistic now than after the USA election last November after EU leaders held talks with Trump in Brussels.

Emergency services including an air ambulance are at Hamerton Zoo near Huntingdon and the animal park has been evacuated. Try to go to Hamerton Zoo and all hell breaks loose. The air ambulance landed at approximately 11.34am today, but it is not known how many patients the crew treated. Eyewitness Jeff Knott, from Cambridgeshire, said staff had been "a real credit" to the zoo during the evacuation.

She also noted that Merkel is seeking a fourth term as chancellor in September, and does not want to be seen as being too close to an American president who is widely disliked in Europe. There could be rocky times ahead where old alliances can no longer be taken for granted, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says after a Group of Seven (G7) summit marked by strains between US President Donald Trump and his Western allies.

Further worldwide sanctions on Russian Federation for its role in the unrest in eastern Ukraine were cast in doubt as Trump arrived at the helm in Washington amid what appeared to be a softening USA approach towards Moscow, said the report.

Condemning the brutal murder of an e-rickshaw driver in the national capital, who was beaten to death for opposing public urination, Union Urban Development Minister M. The police have filed a case and have taken the statements of some eye-witnesses. Ravinder, who was married previous year, was living with his seven months' pregnant wife.

News reports said the White House, reeling from the explosive developments in the long-running Russian Federation saga, is creating a new rapid-fire communications unit to respond to the controversy, led by Kushner, senior presidential adviser Steve Bannon and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.